The Republican journal., 1887-11-03

business men, is under arrest for forging Ell
dorsencnts on lis own notes. Mr.. Stern lost a
great deal OF money in the Maine minin" craze
and rather than 90 into insolvency he put out a
great deal of paper; and when his maine grew
frliie weak, he proceeded to bolster it lp bv
forging the names of leading business men who
had previously been endorsing for him in good
earnest. Soon afterward, Mr.. Edward Blake,
a. wealthy young man of Bangor. met Mr..
Charles Hill and said to him, in the Indifferent
manner of a salutation: have just discount
ed some of your paper. Il haven't signed
any paper said Mr. Hill. Then inquiry be-
gan. Mr.. Stern failed and his stores were clos
ed up. A little later he was arrested. His in
debtedness is not definitely known, and is plac-
ca at all the way from $4,000 to 1000.
Mcssrs. Blake, Hill and Coombs are among
+ those whose names appear on his notes.
KNoN AND LINCOLN MUSICAL ASSOCIATION.
! The annual convention of the Knox & Lin
coin Musical association at Damariscotta last
week. was success from a musical point of
view. The attendance was not large and the
management must have sunk money. but the
session was Of great value to those who were
there. The concerts would compare favorably
With those of the best professional companies
Mr. George l.. C>good of Boston as director
gave the best satisfaction. Miss Mason. the
ieaYiihg soprano, was greatly admired. The
Orpheus club of RockIand was at its best. and
won golden opinions from all. Among the
! Rocklani people who took part. week.-Mrs.
James Wight, pianist: Mrs. Ada f. Mills, who
gave a solo. accompanied by Mr.. w. M. Pur-
inston; Misses Lillian and Gracia Sprague;
and Mr.. George l.. Torrey. [Rockland Opn-
! ion.
MIR. BLAINE LITTLE HOMESICK.
Letters received in Augusta from different
members OF the Blaine family report them in
Paris in excellent health. Early in November
/ they go to Constantnople. They have no de-
mite plans for the winter, other than that they
will spend it along the Mediterranean. Miss
Hattie Blaine will spend the winter in Paris at
parents in their travels. In Il letter to friend
Mr.. Blaine himself writes: Il had rather be in
Augusta to-day than in Paris with all its gave
! ty and glitter. 4 little touch of real home
feeling Is worth the whole world of fashion,
! THE BARRON CASE.
/ The Dexter Gazette says: We have until now
expressed no opinion on the guilt or innocence
OF the supposed Barron murderers. but within
/ the past few days have said that from evidence
coming to our knowledge, we believe there
Nay be sufficient to convict Them Evidence
tending to show that they were in town OH the
day of the tragedy is aceumuating. and parties
whose testimony cannot well be refuted. that
we are knowing to. will be ready upon the ,iay
of trial in February to make their conviction
almost certain.
IN GENERAL.
Work on the new wooden factory 1T Old
town Is being pushed rapidly.
Teemcr outroWed Gaud:tur on Maranacook
Friday by half mile.
movement is being made in Bath toward
the introduction of line OF horse cars
: John A. Peters. Jr., and -Alanson NJ. Phillips
nave been admitted as members of the IIancoci,
Bar.
Deputy Sheriff Despeaux. of Brunswick,
the 10Th, seized from George W. Cunning of
Harpswell, 219 short Holsters.
The Burrill National Bank Of Ellsworth has
been authorized to begin business with a capi-
tai of 100000.
The raids Of bears on the sheep OF northern
Franklin county continue to annoy the farmers.
Deer are also very plenty.
Mr.. Iristraln Hooker, all influential farmer
of York county, Me-. died Thursday aged 30.
He was a native of Biiieford,
4 syndicate of Portland men has been formed
Tor the purpose OF improving the Casro Bay Is
lands for summer resorts.
Hon. William J.. Putnam, of Portland, has
gone to Washington on business connected with
the proposed fisheries negotiations.
Royal Qumby, Esq, formerly of the Dewitt
House, Lewiston, and of Hotel North. Augusta.
has taken charge of the Hotel Rockingham at
Lewiston.
The freight earnings of the Maine Genital rail
road Tor the month of September of this wear
We're $1,000 more than for the CORRESPONDING
month last year.
The barn of Joseph Clinton, of Rockland,
was DESTROYED by fire Friday morning about ,
O'Clock. The house was burned two days' pre-
vious. Insurance $1,000 The fire was I'M
doubleday the work of an incendiary.
The largest island in Moosehead Lake is SUI
ear Island, which contains about 5000 acres.
The next largest is Deer Island containing .
200 acres. On this is Il valuable farm and Ca
pens large summer hotel. farm buildings, etc.
The new water works at Dover and FoNcroft
are nearly completed. There are thirty hy-
drants, so arranged that water can be taken
from reservoir of one million gallons. 1s5 feet
above the level of the street.
There is talk at Washington that Gen. Banks,
after his term of office as United States Marshal
at Boston has expired, may be appointed GOV
ernor of one of the volunteer soldiers homes.
perhaps Of the one at Togus. where Gen, Stey-
enson now Is. These appointments are made
by the board of managers, of which General
Franklin is President.
Charles A. Black, formerly principal of Lin
coin Academy. and now principal and superill-
tendent of the Union School at SchuyleryiIle.
\. T., passed the last State teachers examine
non at Albany. n. y, with the highest honors
being the only candidate out of :hirtv-fo who
passed all the twenty-threc subjects at the first
trial.
The funeral services OF the late Hon. f.. b.
Washburne took place at Chicago, Wednesday,
the 10th, and were attended by many political
and social friends of the dead statesman. We'd
nesday afternoon the body was taken to Gale
ma, ILL.,, for burial.
They have school in Harmony with but one
scholar. The teacher is paid $3.50 per week
and her board costs half that sum. The school
is to continue twenty weeks. The scholar is
about eight years old and there is said to be no
whispering or any bad behavior in the school.
In fact everything is in perfect harmony.
The present season has been an unusually
busy one at the granite quarry at Jonesboro'.
L p to date $4,000 cubic feet of stone have been
quarrIed, and by the close of November these
figures will be increased to 2S,0OO The cutters
are al present employed on material for the
new library building at Philadelphia.
The teachers and Trustees Of the Maine Cen.
the standard of requirements for admission to
me college preparatory course Of study, and
an persons hereafter entering the school will
be obliged TO pass an examination. The scien-
tific course will be extended to four years
course instead of three as at present.
A handsome silver medal has been received
Mt the custom house in Rockland from the
Government of Sweden and Norway, for Capt.
John Dewntcr of the bark w. b. Flint for
the rescue Of the crew of the Norwegian bark
RoZeland, in August, 1885. Capt. Dewjnter
was commander of the bark John H. Stanhope
of Rockland at that time This medal was
conferred by Royal decree, August Is, 1887.
Il. -, =; Robinson of Hartland committed sui
eide Thursday afternoon by drowning. He
left the house at 3 p. NJ, and did not return at
supper time; his wife thinking something
wrong had happened gave the alarm and one
hundred men with lanterns commenced the
search. His body was found at =. NJ. in
Indian Stream, which is about forty rods from
MS late home. lie leaves a wife and three
children. Financial trouble was the probable
cause.
The Cider Law.